Item4 10 points my workCheck My Work button is now enabledItem 4 Using the following data on bond yields: This Year Last Year Yield on top-rated corporate bonds 5.9 % 8.9 % Yield on intermediate-grade corporate bonds 7.9 % 10.9 % a. Calculate the confidence index this year and last year. (Round your answers to 4 decimal places.) b. Is the confidence index increasing or decreasing? multiple choice Increasing Decreasing

The function a represents the cost of manufacturing product a, in hundreds of dollars, and the function b represents the cost of manufacturing product b, in hundreds of dollars. a(t) = 5t + 2 b(t) = 7t - 2t +4 find the expression that describes the total cost of manufacturing both products, a(t) + b(t). a. 7t^2 - 7t + 2 b. 7t^2 + 3 +6 c. 7t^2 + 7t - 6 d. 7t^2 - 3t + 6

Solving systems of linear equations: tables represent two linear functions in a systemöwhat is the solution to this system? 0 (10)0 (1.6)0 18,26)0 18-22)

Desmond wants to sell his car that he paid $8,000 for 2 years ago. the car depreciated, or decreased in value, at a constant rate each month over a 2-year period. if x represents the monthly depreciation amount, which expression shows how much desmond can sell his car for today? 8,000 + 24x 8,000 - 24x 8,000 + 2x 8,000 - 2xdesmond wants to sell his car that he paid $8,000 for 2 years ago. the car depreciated, or decreased in value, at a constant rate each month over a 2-year period. if x represents the monthly depreciation amount, which expression shows how much desmond can sell his car for today? 8,000 + 24x 8,000 - 24x 8,000 + 2x 8,000 - 2x